All about the genuine Sabah Claim Society

We are Philippine patriots who have grouped together from around the world and who created the Sabah Claim Society group originally on Facebook on 15 July 2011 and counted close to 6,000 members.

But on 5 October 2011 our group on Facebook was traitorously hijacked by two people we had invited to join us as group admins but who, we learned later on, had been hired to sabotage our patriotic group by a group of sinister individuals sporting fake European sounding nobility titles and other spurious Tausug/Sulu titles ['bestowed' and indiscriminately distributed on Facebook] and organized by a combined team of charlatans namely a datu (sporting a fake sultan title) and the latter's handler who is conveniently sporting an absolutely fake 'princely' title as well.

Please be warned that the said group of individuals, we believe, are in fact con artists out to "claim" Sabah for "get rich quick" reasons and are not genuine Philippine patriots. Their motive, we have discovered, is to be able to convince Malaysians that they are genuine Sulu royalty and pro-Philippine Sabah claim supporters in order to extract from Malaysia (which has control of Sabah today) a premium for letting go of the Sabah claim.

For more information on the Philippine Sabah claim, please join the ongoing discussions by clicking on the following link on Facebook: Philippine Sabah Claim Forum

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Thursday, 21 May 2015

YES TO PEACE, NO TO BBL MANIFESTO

On
Sunday, 24th May, beginning at 8 AM, Rafael Alunan III, former Interior
and Local Govenment secretary will be leading a prayer rally at the
Luneta Park in Manila under the banner of 'Yes to Peace, No to BBL.' As
the country faces grave threats to its sovereignty, Rafael Alunan III,
one of the major state actors who helped paved the way for the PH
government and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) to reach a
peace deal in 1996, has emerged as the strongest champion of national
cohesion and is widely recognised today as the most fearless advocate
for maintaining the country's territorial integrity. ~~ Blog
Administrator

MANIFESTOBy Rafael M. Alunan III22 May 2015MAY 24 YES TO PEACE, NO TO THE BBL PRAYER RALLY 8 A.M. SUNDAY AT THE LUNETA PARKYES TO PEACE. NO TO THE BANGSAMORO BASIC LAW! Retain and Strengthen the ARMM and Local Autonomy.

Today,
we find our nation in peril and our democratic way of life under
threat, both externally and from within. All too often, the common good
and national interests are sacrificed on the altar of political
expediency, corruption and self-serving hidden agendas.

Nowhere
is this disconnect from reality more pronounced than on the issue of the
“peace process” undertaken exclusively with the Moro Islamic Liberation
Front (MILF) that produced the Comprehensive Agreement on BangsaMoro
(CAB), and the BangsaMoro Basic Law (BBL), a proposed bill that seeks to
replace R.A. 6734 that created the Autonomous Region of Muslim
Mindanao.

We believe that a significant majority in Mindanao, and
around the country, opposes the CAB-BBL because the process was not
transparent, inclusive and thoroughly consultative, not unlike the
MOA-AD that the CAB mirrors, which the Supreme Court struck down during
the term of former president Gloria Arroyo.

Yet, government has
chosen to ignore the people’s dire warnings so far to change course in
order to achieve real peace. It continues to press for its passage not
later than June 2015. The Aquino administration is subsequently
violating the Tripoli Agreement and dismissing the 1996 peace agreement
between the government and the MNLF.

We are a group of Filipino citizens from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao that oppose the BBL for the following reasons:

1. MALAYSIA:
The choice of Malaysia as third party mediator was ludicrous because it
is conflicted. Malaysia opposes our Sabah claim and has persistently
undermined our nation's stability as a state that funded, organized and
trained secessionist groups – originally the MNLF and, subsequently, the
MILF.

2. BASIC LAW: The nomenclature BangsaMoro Basic Law
(BBL) is in itself, a thinly veiled attempt at usurping the
constitution. "Basic Law" connotes a constitution of a state, in this
case, the BangsaMoro, to which all laws must conform.

3. BANGSAMORO TERRITORY:
Sec 2 to 5, Art III of the BBL defines the BangsaMoro Territory and
suggests a separate territorial enclave within sovereign Philippine
territory. It aims to give a homeland to a group that does not represent
the hopes and aspirations of excluded sectors and infested with
Islamist radicals connected to the global jihadist movement under a
caliphate.

4. SELF-GOVERNANCE AND RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION:
Sec 1 Art IV speaks of self-governance. Later on, the “RIGHT TO
SELF-DETERMINATION" was inserted showing manifest bad faith on the part
of the MILF. The intent cannot be mistaken for anything but a prelude to
a subsequent declaration of independence or secession.

5. A PARLIAMENTARY FORM OF GOVERNMENT:
Sec 2 Art IV of the BBL prescribes a parliamentary form of government
that contravenes Section 1 Art 2 and Sec 1 Article VI of the 1987
Constitution, which mandate a Republican and Presidential form of
government.

6. BANGSAMORO POLICE AND BANGSAMORO COMMAND:
Sec 2 Art XI creates a BangsaMoro Police, while Sec 15 Art XI
establishes a BangsaMoro Command both of which will nominally be part of
the PNP and AFP. Their creation constitutes a duplication of sovereign
prerogatives, violating Section 3 Article II and Section 6 Article XVI
of the 1987 Constitution, which recognize the AFP as the sole bearer of
military arms and the PNP as the sole security apparatus of the state,
respectively.7. BANGSAMORO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: The
provisions creating a Civil Service (Sec 2 par. 1.8 Art. V); a Police
Board equivalent to the NAPOLCOM (Sec 5 Art XI); a Commission on Human
Rights (Sec 7 Art IX); a Public Attorney’s Office and Prosecution
Service (Sec 18-19 Art X); a Commission on Audit (Sec 2 Art XII); a Tax
Office (Sec.11 Art XII), and a Sharia Judicial and Bar Council (Sec 10
Art 10X), can only be viewed as a clear usurpation and duplication of
sovereign functions and powers.

8. WALI: Sec 1 Art VIII of
the BBL, creating the position of WALI or titular head of the
BangsaMoro that mirrors the role of a head of state.

9. RELATIONS WITH THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT:
Sec 1-2 Art VI imposes an “Asymmetric Relationship” and “Parity of
Esteem” to govern relations between the proposed entity and the Central
government giving the former equal status and parity with the latter.
With all the elements of a state virtually granted and guaranteed by the
proposed basic law (people, sovereignty, territory and government) the
BBL will create a parallel state and can lead to no other conclusion
other than an eventual bid by the MILF at independence.

10. PEACE PROCESS:
We have reason to believe that the process that was undertaken that led
to the signing of the CAB was furtive, not unlike the process that the
Arroyo Administration chose to take in trying to obtain public approval
for the unlamented MOA-AD. Contrary to this administration’s claims, the
peace panel chose to be exclusionary and failed to undertake extensive,
open and transparent consultations of all stakeholders within the area
of interest. The MOA-AD was brought before the Supreme Court where it
was struck down for all the reasons mentioned. The same should be done
to the CAB-BBL.

11. INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY:
The recent massacre of forty-four (44) PNP Special Action Force law
enforcers by the MILF-BIFF and other sympathetic armed groups, has
thrown the MILF-BIFF’s sincerity and trustworthiness further into
question. The MILF-BIFF is connected to the global jihadist movement,
mainly Al Qaeda and Jema’ah Islamiya. Its alleged breakaway group, the
BangsaMoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), has reportedly pledged
allegiance to ISIS. The MILF and BIFF were co-located in Mamasapano,
Maguindanao that provided safe harbor to international terrorists with
bounties on their heads – Marwan and Usman. Granting the MILF a homeland
is akin to putting a revolver to our heads and playing Russian
roulette. Retired Supreme Court Justice Florentino Feliciano said he
does not believe the BBL alone can bring peace to Mindanao. The peace
problem in Mindanao he said “cannot be whisked away by uttering the word
'peace' no matter how often or loudly the utterance might be.”

12. CULTURE: BBL
proponents say that ARMM was a “failed experiment” citing the regional
government’s failure to reverse its feudalistic practices, poverty,
economic backwardness, rebellion, terror and revenge killings. Changing
the political system is the recommended solution to its cultural
problem. ARMM’s creation was not an experiment. Its failure lies not in
the political system but in the attitudes, behavior and skills of the
people. Breaking the vicious cycle requires persistent and sufficient
investments in capacity and capability building especially in the tenets
of good governance. This is the real solution to the failure of
governance in ARMM. If the driver keeps crashing the car, the solution
is to retrain the driver instead of changing the car.

13. Social Justice:
Proponents say that the BBL addresses the centuries of social injustice
suffered by the Muslims in Mindanao. Social injustice, we maintain, is a
national concern that has bred armed rebellions and social discontent
around the country. Feudalistic practices and the revenge culture are
causes of social injustice. So is exclusion that the incumbent
administration is accused of. In summary, the BBL betrays the public
trust, violates the Constitution; undermines Philippine sovereignty and
places public safety and internal security at grave risk. While the
incumbent administration maintains that peace in Mindanao will be
outgrowth of the BBL, we believe otherwise.

The BBL will be the
nation’s undoing. It will inflict more violence and bloodshed; and usher
in the country’s eventual disintegration. Every Filipino seeks an
enduring peace, but not one obtained furtively and ignores the red flags
that could further fragment society, dismember the country and cause
more bloodshed. The Comprehensive Agreeement on BangsaMoro and the
Bangsamoro Basic Law (CAB-BBL), as signed and originally submitted to
Congress, respectively, should be stoutly opposed and rejected. We
implore you, our people’s representatives, to do what is right for the
sake of our people and the nation’s future.

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WHAT IS THE SABAH CLAIM SOCIETY?

The SABAH CLAIM SOCIETY blog serves as a repository of articles, documents, researches, and other publised material to help us all understand what the Philippine Sabah claim is all about and where it is at today. Our aim is to provide a 'pedagogical' platform, a learning tool that everyone is invited to use to discuss and learn about the standing Philippine Sabah claim.

For information, the SABAH CLAIM SOCIETY is NOT under the aegis of any Sultanate of Sulu group nor of any Facebook group linked to/headed by indviduals purporting to be sultan of Sulu, grand prince marshal, duke/duchess, count, viscount, marquis, baron, lord, lady, etc., etc. These European sounding nobility titles do not exist in the genuine Tausug or Sulu Sultanate culture and are therefore fake, a pure invention.

We are not a part of any government or non-governmental institution or agency whatsoever. We are just a group of genuine individual patriots who have come together from different parts of the globe to enforce and support the tenet that sovereignty rights of the Republic of the Philippines over Sabah must and should remain supreme.

WE GO BY THE DICTUM OF THE ILLUSTRIOUS SENATOR JOVITO SALONGA, FATHER OF THE PHILIPPINE SABAH CLAIM

"If, despite the assumed knowledge of the validity and justice of the Philippine claim, we fold our arms in mortal fear, we should lose not merely the respect of all law-abiding nations (the United Kingdom and the Asian countries in particular), but also a considerable measure of self-respect — which, to my mind, is more important — and, by our own inaction and timidity, lose our faith in the ultimate validity of that which is right and just. If, on the other hand, we come to the conclusion that the Philippine claim is without basis, then we should say so and let the British Government know our stand. Such candor and probity will undoubtedly inspire the respect of the entire free world."